Director Bao M. Nguyenโs IG post:
โWhat I found wasnโt just one of the biggest bands in the world. I found seven artists who have remained remarkably grounded through extraordinary success,who lead with conviction, and who never lose sight of who they
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[NME] "NME has long opposed classifications based on specific genres or regions, stating that "pop music is simply pop music, regardless of geographical location, language, or race. In 2021, we argued that the Grammys shouldnโt add an Asian Pop category, writing: โDoing so might give a handful of Kpop groups new bragging rights and a shiny new trophy to display, but how much would it do for them in the wider world? If youโre not already interested in a particular genre or scene, the likelihood of you paying that much attention to a niche category celebrating its artists is low, so the chances of such a field bringing heaps of recognition onto Asian Artists also seems slim.โ
โSegregating awards shows by language or region, as already happens with the Grammysโs Latin and โglobal musicโ categories, continues to perpetuate the othering of music that isnโt Western, white (until very recently Black artists also struggled to be considered in the main categories) and English-led,โ we added.
"#BTS refused to submit in protest against the newly established 'Best Asian Pop Music Performance' category," giving significant weight to the criticism that the creation of a dedicated category would serve as a mechanism to exclude Asian Artists from nominations for major awards (General Field), such as "Album of the Year."
"Meanwhile, we gave โArirangโ a four-star review when it landed last March. โIn the days before #BTS made their historic live comeback in Seoulโs Gwanghwamun Square, a banner adorning a nearby building described the group as โBorn in Korea. Play for the world.โ Itโs an apt characterisation of what theyโve always done โ mixing the cultural heritage of their home country with global influence, an approach that lights up โArirangโ."
#ArtHasNoAliens #GeographyIsNotAGenre #WeStandWithBTS
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#BTS continues to rule iTunes with 1024 points, and occupies the Worldwide iTunes Top 2 for a 2nd straight day! "Aliens" scores a 3rd day atop the Worldwide and European iTunes song charts, after reaching #1 in 86 countries including the US, while "NORMAL" scores a 2nd day at #2 on Worldwide iTunes after 8 days at #1!๐ช๐บ๐บ๐ป๐บ๐ป๐บ๐ป๐บ๐ป๐บ๐ป๐บ๐ป๐ฅ๐ตโ๐ฅท1โฃ๐& ๐ช๐บ ๐ตโ๏ธ๐ฅ๐โ1โฃ๐ฅ8โฃ6โฃ๐&๐บ๐ธ๐ต โ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐2โฃ๐๐ตโ๏ธ๐ฅ๐๐๐
"NORMAL" is #4 on European iTunes after 7 days at #1! BTS dominates the US iTunes Top 10, the only artist with 2 songs charting including "NORMAL MV Still Alternate Cover Jung Kook Version)" at #6 after reaching #1 and "Aliens" at #10 after debuting at #1.
BTS is #5 on the Global Digital Artist Rank with 3465 points!
'BTS' top-selling, history-making 'ARIRANG' is #3 on the Worldwide iTunes album chart after 18 days at #1, and is #6 on European iTunes after 9 days at #1!
โALIENSโ has reached #1 on iTunes in 8 of the 9 Biggest Music Markets:
#1. US ๐บ๐ธ
#1. UK ๐ฌ๐ง
#1. France ๐ซ๐ท
#1. Australia ๐ฆ๐บ
#1. Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
#1. Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
#1. Mexico ๐ฒ๐ฝ
#1. Brazil ๐ง๐ท
#2. Japan ๐ฏ๐ต
BTS is the only Artist to chart 4 songs at #1 in iTunes' Biggest Markets in 2026:
1. SWIM โ 9/9
2. COME OVER โ 9/9
3. NORMAL โ 9/9
4. ALIENS โ 8/9
BTS has still 7 songs charting in the Worldwide iTunes Top 180:
#1. Aliens - #1 x 3 Days
#2. NORMAL - #1 x 8 Days
#27. SWIM - #1 x 18 Days
#74. MIC Drop - #1 x 1 Day
#110. Come Over - #1 x 5 Days
#159. Dynamite - #1 x 46 Days
#176. Into The Sun - #6 Peak
BTS has 7 songs charting in the European iTunes Top 180:
#1. Aliens - #1 x 3 Days
#4. NORMAL - #1 x 7 Days
#67. SWIM - #1 x 13 Days
#101. MIC Drop - #1 x 1 Day
#172. Come Over - #1 x 4 Days
STREAM:https://t.co/VAh5n33P8E
"Aliens" on iTunes so far (86x #1):
#1 Argentina
#1 Armenia
#1 Australia
#1 Austria
#1 Azerbaijan
#1 Barbados
#1 Belarus
#1 Belgium
#1 Bolivia
#1 Brazil
#1 Brunei Darussalam
#1 Bulgaria
#1 Cambodia
#1 Canada
#1 Cape Verde
#1 Chile
#1 Colombia
#1 Costa Rica
#1 Cyprus
#1 Czech Republic
#1 Dominican Republic
#1 Ecuador
#1 Egypt
#1 El Salvador
#1 Estonia
#1 Fiji
#1 Finland
#1 France
#1 Germany
#1 Ghana
#1 Greece
#1 Guatemala
#1 Honduras
#1 Hong Kong
#1 Hungary
#1 India
#1 Indonesia
#1 Israel
#1 Italy
#1 Kazakhstan
#1 Kenya
#1 Kyrgyzstan
#1 Latvia
#1 Lithuania
#1 Luxembourg
#1 Malaysia
#1 Malta
#1 Mauritius
#1 Mexico
#1 Moldova
#1 Netherlands
#1 New Zealand
#1 Nicaragua
#1 Nigeria
#1 Norway
#1 Oman
#1 Panama
#1 Paraguay
#1 Peru
#1 Philippines
#1 Poland
#1 Portugal
#1 Qatar
#1 Romania
#1 Saudi Arabia
#1 Singapore
#1 Slovakia
#1 Slovenia
#1 South Africa
#1 Spain
#1 Sri Lanka
#1 Sweden
#1 Switzerland
#1 Taiwan
#1 Tajikistan
#1 The Bahamas
#1 Trinidad and Tobago
#1 Turkey
#1 Uganda
#1 Ukraine
#1 United Arab Emirates
#1 United Kingdom
#1 United States
#1 Uzbekistan
#1 Venezuela
#1 Vietnam
@BTS_twt
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[INFO] #BTS โDynamiteโ has re-entered in 45 countries on iTunes following their performance at the World Cup Halftime Show! ๐๐ฅ
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